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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll whisk you away to a Parisian

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cafe where nerves, laughter and spilled hot chocolate lead to

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a heartwarming proposal amidst the Christmas.

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Speaker 1: Dancin petite Paris, Charmont, decry de diar l'annumemon de noel

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lere parfi darom de tefe id, petisri seliver gistavon noel i,

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Bastien and General Muquerton etassia in table at announcer petit Ami, Juliette, Ladici,

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delifer in de mondeo Maries so soir elenerveu smertrom re

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les germond midile de termini don ser page reposing Baggie

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ensemble the son la moo re termel, juliet arive of Loupenno,

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sonnto di vere sejour rose a cous de froi el Souria,

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Bastien see Young and fas de luis, Saliu, Bastien Sava

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de montelle, sigu Brien deo malice, Salius, Juliette, we Sava Preponteille,

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savoir a peisitante il veuke to sois par fe i

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laprevi and chocola show so prefere, the server arrive lex

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duttas the show Cola, show Femo, Bastia atre satas may

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a la saman from letro cola, sho ren versus la

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tabli clabus, Juliette, jes dis six claim, Bastian Panite, Julietrie

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is collar de somoto and the parson Colaire el true

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sola Amison down, Sir precipitaion Nettoye, Bastian Lestone, Bella bade

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de sa page el gescopire de Juliette, si se largison,

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petty circles, dore, bastian se common stell, prismeer muse, Bastien

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le visage, ruge de genes octet we je voulet to

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do monde common Satil, Majuliette, lantern riandoso al ramas la

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bade de la mal mamason bois we Bastia juvetre family

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mem Cola jn Pegachisa, Bastia riclat do rere de Sulagemo,

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the Ponchiprin, saman le care de bordonda, mour merci, Juliette,

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portu sieur tour purtois is some rest and remo in

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Jacola rivers tordu si le ristoialdo Vian souvenir, parfe parsat

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and parfet sulnier feric de noel ellmu derriere de la

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mour Bastia, juliet A pranzuki remo celens dig care in

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an a perfect moment.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have messed.

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Speaker 1: Don sans petty Cafe Parisian charmont decry de Gerland, nusi

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ormemon de noel lere parfunida rom de cafe idopatis ri.

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Speaker 3: In a charming little Parisian cafe decorated with light garlands

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and Christmas ornaments. The air is scented with the aromas

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of coffee and pastries.

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Speaker 1: Selever justavenoel ille cafe pas de converseilleuse.

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Speaker 3: It's winter, just before Christmas, and the cafe is bustling

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with joyful conversations.

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Speaker 1: Bastien Anngena mouquertenre ettier in table etennns pittermi.

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Speaker 3: Juliette Bascio, a young man with a tender heart is

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sitting at a table waiting for his girlfriend.

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Speaker 1: Juliette la deicid de ri ferrin de mondon maries sous soir.

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Speaker 3: He has decided to propose to her tonight.

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Speaker 1: Illnervoud set manton re le germond nesi le de termini.

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Speaker 3: He is nervous, his hands trembling slightly, but he is determined.

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Speaker 1: Don saint pouchrepos in bag leussamble de sou la moure termel.

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Speaker 3: In his pocket rests a ring, the symbol of his

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eternal love.

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Speaker 1: Juliet arive envelopino soon monto di vert sigor rosa cous

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di froi.

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Speaker 3: Juliette arrives, wrapped in her winter coat, her cheeks pink

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from the cold.

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Speaker 1: El sourier, Bastien ceeen en fese d'li.

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Speaker 3: She smiles at Bastien, sitting down across from him.

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Speaker 1: Seiu Bastien, seva de monteille sieu brien de malise.

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Speaker 3: Hi, Bastien, how are you? She asks, her eyes shining

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with playfulness.

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Speaker 1: Seiu Juliette, U sevarepontille savoi en pouisitante.

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Speaker 3: Hi Juliette, yes, I'm good, he replies, his voice a

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bit hesitant.

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Speaker 1: Veucutu sois.

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Speaker 3: He wants everything to be perfect.

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Speaker 1: I ll pre col chu soon preferre.

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Speaker 3: He has planned for hot chocolate, her favorite.

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Speaker 1: Le serve vedas de ch cole chu fiumont.

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Speaker 3: The waiter arrives with two steaming cups of hot chocolate.

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Speaker 1: Bastien a cup sets me a la sat manton Conjuliette.

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Speaker 3: Bastia grabs his cup, but alas his hand trembles too

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much and the hot chocolate spills onto the table and

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splashes on Juliette.

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Speaker 1: Six Clambastien peranniki.

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Speaker 3: Oh no, I'm sorry, exclaims Bastia, panicked.

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Speaker 1: Juliet tri is de soto.

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Speaker 3: Juliette laughs, wiping the chocolate from her coat.

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Speaker 1: Laire el truse la amisson.

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Speaker 3: She isn't angry. She finds it amusing.

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Speaker 1: Doncin prici piteye Bastien leeston villa begged de serusch.

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Speaker 3: In his hurry to clean up, Bastia drops the ring

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from his pocket.

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Speaker 1: El u giescoupier de giette.

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Speaker 3: It rolls to Julietta's feet.

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Speaker 1: Sisu si la gisonoid.

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Speaker 3: Her eyes widened as she sees this little golden circle.

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Speaker 1: Bastien se come on stel sieur prismeer.

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Speaker 3: Muis bastio is this, She begins, surprised but amused.

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Speaker 1: Bastien leis rouge de genes ou chiet.

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Speaker 3: Tete, Bastia, his face red with embarrassment, nods.

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Speaker 1: Ui je vouleete de monde comme s'etille Mejulliete lan terret

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rillen d'ussememe.

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Speaker 3: Yes, I wanted to ask you, he began, but Juliette

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interrupts him with a soft laugh.

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Speaker 1: A la lamise, la bree de la mel ma'e massondois.

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Speaker 3: She picks up the ring and puts it on her

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finger herself.

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Speaker 1: Ui Bastien juvert treda finme ma'eme miche cour la cheu

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nupeguchi sin.

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Speaker 3: Yes, Bastien, I want to be your wife. Even the

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hot chocolate can't ruin that.

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Speaker 1: Bastia e clete de riere d'u seul gemon.

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Speaker 3: Bastien bursts into laughter with relief.

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Speaker 1: Is sioupon chepen saintman lequer de bourdon d'armeur.

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Speaker 3: He leans over and takes her hand, his heart overflowing

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with love.

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Speaker 1: Merci, Juliete, pour tou sieurteur.

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Speaker 3: Bourtois, thank you, juete for everything, especially for.

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Speaker 5: You, you.

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Speaker 1: La renver ilu tourd.

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Speaker 3: They kissed tenderly, ignoring the spilled chocolate and the chaos

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around them.

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Speaker 1: Aci le ristoi defe parfet.

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Speaker 3: Thus their story becomes a perfect memory through its imperfect beauty.

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Speaker 1: Soulne Ferric de noel, ill Millu de riri de la

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mour Bastien Julieta princes ce les sans dig care inola.

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Speaker 3: Perfect under the enchanting Christmas lights and amid the laughter

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and love, Bascio and Juliette learned that what truly matters

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is the sincerity of the heart, not the perfection of

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the moment.

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Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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Here Today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Le cafe, le cafe, le cafe, the cafe, lidiar Land, Lidiarland,

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li Garland, the Garlands, Lismo, lissmo, lissom, The ornaments lis Ahum,

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lis ahum, lis ahum, the aromas li pettisrie, Li pettisrie,

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le pettisri, the pastries levere, levere, liver, the winter, licon versacion,

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licon versacion, licn verses, the conversations, lequer lequer lecre the heart,

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lettab Let's table, led table, the table, La petite me,

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la petite me, la petty, tell me, the girlfriend, la bag,

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la bag, la bag, the ring, eternelle eternelle, eternelle, eternal,

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de termini, de termini, de termini determined, lemoto, lemonteou le montou,

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the coat, yeshu, yesu, yeshu, the cheecks malice, malice, malise, prayfulness,

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The server, the server, the server, the waiter, let us,

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let us, let us, the cup, ban versi, ban verse,

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baron versi, the spell it clabussy aclabussy eclabousi, the splash, paniki, paniki, daniki,

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paniced amusi, damisi amusi to amuse, lipier lipier lipier, the foot, lagien, lagen, lagienne, embarrassment, lue, sulgemo,

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lu sulgemo, lu sulagemon, relief, tonromo, tonromo, tondromo, tenderly leuco

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lec leco, The chaos ferriqui, fyrique, ferrici, enchanting lass cerriti,

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laisn cerriti, lai san sierriti.

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Speaker 3: The sincerity, La perfection, la perfection, la perfection, the perfection,

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